SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:56 P.M. ET:  

POLITICAL HERESY – Much media buzz over Donald Trump's cancellation of a long-planned speech tomorrow before CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Committee.  A stop at CPAC is considered a religious requirement in Republican circles.  "Very disappointed [Donald Trump] has decided at the last minute to drop out of CPAC--his choice sends a clear message to conservatives," CPAC said in a tweet.  Many conservatives worry that Trump is not a real conservative, and, indeed, he's supported liberal positions and candidates in the past.  His snub may be a sign that he feels he can do without movement conservatives in the general election campaign, assuming he's the nominee.  Probably not a wise move.

STUNNING ENDORSEMENT – From the Clarion-Ledger:   Civil rights activist Charles Evers has endorsed Donald Trump for president, touting what Evers refers to as the current Republican front-runner's business acumen.  "I believe in him first of all because he's a businessman. I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi," he said.  Evers is the brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was assassinated in front of his Jackson home in 1963.  There are signs in polling and actual voting that minorities may not be anywhere near as hostile to Trump as many pundits assumed.  His economic message appears to be resonating, at least for now.  He has the potential to bring new voters into the party, if he can control his mouth.  Big if.

OUTRAGEOUS – From hannity.com:   It is widely accepted that American public schools are controlled by liberals. It seems like every day, we see new examples of American schoolchildren being indoctrinated with left-wing ideas.  This latest example was brought to our attention by a concerned parent.  Kindergarten students from PS75, a public school in New York City, recently took part in a class project in which the children were made to create an American flag with the flags of other 22 other nations superimposed over the stripes. Below the flag read the words "We pledge allegiance to an International Flag."...Although the description claims that the flags are limited to "Spanish speaking countries," the Russian flag is amongst those that are included.  I doubt if anything will be done about this. New York City is currently governed by people who think Joe Stalin was just misunderstood.

OH SHUT UP – Ah, for many years Canada had a prime minister named Steve Harper, and he was solidly pro-American, even though he had to put up with the antics of Barack Obama.  Now Canada has a "liberal" prime minister, the son of the insufferable Pierre Trudeau.  He's better than his leftist father, but still feels the emotional need to lecture us.  From AP:   TORONTO (AP) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians would appreciate it if Americans paid more attention to what's going on around the globe.  Trudeau said in a "60 Minutes" interview to be aired Sunday that "it might be nice if they paid a little more attention to the world."  Trudeau, elected in October, made the remarks after being asked what Canadians don't like about the U.S.  "Having a little more of an awareness of what's going on in the rest of the world, I think is, is what many Canadians would hope for Americans," he said in a transcript released to The Associated Press on Thursday.  Sir, we not only are aware of the world, we defend a good part of it.  You'll be visiting us soon, and I hope you don't hold up traffic.

March 4, 2016